March 2017 Issue of Modern Drummer Magazine featuring Kenny Aronoff

(Available in print and digitally Jan 31, 2017)

Kenny Aronoff

“This book got me to do some serious reflecting. But it’s not a memoir. This is what I’m continuing to do.”

He reached the top by knowing exactly what he was capable of as a modern professional drummer, and by working tirelessly to fulfill the responsibilities of the job. Check out the tour of Kenny’s Uncommon Studios LA here.~ by Billy Amendola

FEATURES

DAVE WECKL

When Chick Corea came a-calling in the ’80s, then-rising star effectively arrived. These days the drummer’s getting to relive those heady times. ~ by Mike Haid

GEORGE THOROGOOD AND THE DESTROYERS’ JEFF SIMON

The veteran band and its still-energized founding drummer have done more than most to bring the blues to the masses. ~ by Bob Girouard

MIKE PORTNOY

His gargantuan performance on the new concept album by Neal Morse had us wondering about all the classic double LPs lining his own shelves. ~ by Ilya Stemkovsky

OPETH’S MARTIN AXENROT

The fascinating evolution of the exploratory Swedish metal band is driven by a classic-rock lover’s cinematic rhythmic visions. ~ by Mike Haid

GREAT ‘80S DRUM PERFORMANCES, PART 2: JAZZ AND FUSION

It wasn’t all about spiky beats and quirky singers in the MTV era. Instrumental music was going strong—and launching drum heroes we still bow down to today. ~ by Ilya Stemkovsky

DARYL HALL AND JOHN OATES’ BRIAN DUNNE

Talk about a high-stakes gig: backing one of music legend after another on a weekly national TV show—when you’re not touring with Hall and Oates. Not that tis veteran player takes and of his good fortune for granted. ~ by Bob Campbell

RAT SCABIES

Few have cut as lasting an impression as the original drummer with the Damned. And though his twenty-year membership in the British group has long since ended, he’s still at it—and still a hero to drummers, especially those of the punk persuasion. ~ by John Wurster